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Goodnight Sweet Players
By Anderson Boyd
For 33 years, Players sat on the corner of Martin Luther King and Guadalupe, a welcome respite for those looking for a reliable burger dive. That’s approximately...
Ransom Center Acquires Gabriel García Márquez Archive
By Rose Cahalan
In the 1950s, Gabriel García Márquez was a young journalist at the Bogotá newspaper El Espectador. He pulled long hours writing movie reviews, editorials,...
Waller Creek Lights Up
By Ali Breland
Can’t see this slideshow? Click here. On most evenings Waller Creek is unlit and generally not trafficked, save for Austin’s homeless population....
“Colossal” Dissects the Beauty and Brutality of Football
By Alicia Dietrich
Andrew Hinderaker’s play Colossal explores the game we all know and love, even if the brutality of football can sometimes make us squirm. The acclaimed play—described...
Strong Plays the Weatherman, Texas Stomps Oklahoma State 28-7
By Chris O'Connell
“They thought it was cold,” Coach Charlie Strong said after Texas handled Oklahoma State easily, beating the Cowboys 28-7 in Stillwater. “I told them it wasn’t...
The A-Z Guide to Texas Men’s Basketball
By Chris O'Connell
Texas basketball tips off tonight at home against North Dakota State as the regional round of the 2K Classic tournament begins. For the uninitiated—and for those...
Texas Rolls Over West Virginia, 33-16
By Chris O'Connell
You can bristle at the lack of offensive efficiency in the second half, you can scoff at the wildly under-thrown pass from Tyrone Swoopes that went for an interception,...
A Cold War Brews Between Saudi Arabia and Texas
By Isaac Barchas and Michael Webber
In addition to the war the U.S. and its coalition partners are waging against the Islamic State, there’s another conflict brewing in the Middle East—the intensifying...
Walking in Austin as a Hipster [Watch]
By Anderson Boyd
By now you’ve probably seen the video of a New York woman receiving dozens of inappropriate comments from men as she walks for 10 hours through the...
UT Nurses: Mandatory Quarantine for Health Professionals is Bad Policy
By UT Nursing
Karen Johnson and Terry Jones are assistant professors of nursing, and Alexandra Garcia is an associate professor of nursing at the University of Texas at Austin. Friday’s...
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This Texas Ex Is Singing His Cowboy Songs in Music City
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How a Former Marine Built UT’s National Championship Weightlifting Team
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Two Award-Winning Professors (and One Hollywood Celebrity) Make Science Cool
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The Way Back: Hoop Dreams
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Good Reads Q&A: This Children’s Book Brings Social-Emotional Learning to Life in Technicolor